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Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.

Thursday, January 1st, 2026

New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the 3ds Max effects plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.

Friday, December 19th, 2025

See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

Big update to the GPU renderer adds meshlet streaming for dense geometry, and support for 3DGS data, MaterialX and OpenPBR.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning software, including new Lidar and automation features. Free to indie artists.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Check out the changes in the latest update to the GPU production renderer, including support for macOS Tahoe in Octane X.

Saturday, October 25th, 2025

Update to the popular effects plugin makes it easier to exchange simulation caches with Houdini, Bifrost, EmberGen and LiquiGen.

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Latest update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver improves collisions between smoke and surrounding objects.

Thursday, September 25th, 2025

Check out the new features in the UV unwrapping and packing app, including a new Scene Outliner, and support for GPU packing.

Monday, September 15th, 2025

Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.

Monday, June 30th, 2025

Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025

Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025